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Reliable Robotics Receives USAF Award to Launch Autonomous Cargo Logistics Program

Reliable Robotics Receives USAF Award to Launch Autonomous Cargo Logistics Program
Two U.S. Air Force fuel specialists from the 9th Reconnaissance Wing weigh supplies before loading into a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan with a Reliable Robotics autonomy package during the AGILE FLAG 24-3 exercise at Edwards AFB, Calif. on Aug. 5 last year (U.S. Air Force Photo)

Founded in 2017 by two former SpaceX employees, the Silicon Valley-based Reliable Robotics said on Tuesday that it has received a $17.4 million U.S. Air Force contract to launch an autonomous cargo logistics program to integrate and test the company's Reliable Autonomy System (RAS) on a Textron [TXT] Cessna 208B aircraft. RAS "is a complete solution for the integration of large uncrewed aircraft systems into both civil and military air spaces," Reliable Robotics said. "The system fully automates aircraft through…

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